New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-01-14
NATIONAL CAPITAL TOPICS.
INTERSTATE COMMERCE IN THE SENATE.
xuRRYINo THE MEASURE TO A vOTR-MR EvARTs
sPRAKs IN OPPOSITION.

xuRRYINo THE MEASURE TO A voTR-MR. EvARTs
sPRAKs IN OPPOSITION
WASHINGTON, Jan. 1S.-The Senate to-day resumed
consideration Of the conference report the Inter-
state Commerce bill The report wing been read in
tu Mr.. nosr moved that the Senate disagree to tho
report insist ts former action and request further
conference.
Mr. Cullom asserted that his motion to agree to the
report took precedence Of motion to disagree. Mr.
Hars of the eonferees, desired every Senator to
REALM the fact that when he voted the question Of
agreeing dssgreeng to this report, he WAS voting,
IN effect, the question as to whether there should
be any legislation the subject during this Congress-
Mr.. hoar characterized Mr.. Harriss statement as
extraordinary and appealed to the Senate not TO sub
NIT to that Kind of threat
Mr. George advocated tho adoption Of the report.
He said he had no doubt that the effect of the egsla
ton would be increase freight rates temporarily,
not because that WAS the legitimate result OF it, but
because the railroad companies would make IT the
occasion of unnecessarily and unjustly raising the
rates IN order to bring the measure into disreputc
He was satisfied that II the conference report was dis
agreed to, Il meant no Legislation on the subject
during M4 TH tsls SWEET
Mr. George-Becxuse after the extreme concessions
made by the conierees each side this reasonable
report tsrer the railroads than the peOple
be rejected, further CONCESSIONS can be made
use the term1 that this S and all IL ssstion on ths
subject 10 TO be defeated by diistory motions do
not know how far that goes and do not entertain
that suspicion myself belle re- however, that it will
be the policy OF the railroad companies las as
the oil becomes law by all sorts of tricks and
vres. to raise rates unreasOnably and unustly
and to charge that to this bill Every effort device
and trick viii be resOrtsd to by She railroad companies
for the purpose OF bringing into di'repute lesslaton
ME- Evarts addressed the Senate in opposition to the
report desiring be sad that whatever should be the
tate OF the bill the opinions end views OF the great
State OF New-York-the largest State in population
and wealth might have been presented the Senate
He denounced the bill ss unconstitutional and az ut
tsry Inconsistent with the basis on which the Consti
tuition lodged In the Federal Government jurisdiction
over the subject OF commerce. Every decision OF the
Supreme Court ON this subject had been to remove
impediments to commerce. and to insist ON absolute
equality. But the pending measure would interfere
with the freedom and equality Of commerce and the
reasons which denied to the Statee the power TO do 80
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20 the Judgment Of the Chamber Of Commerce OF the
CITY Of -NewYor Whatever might be said OF other
dominsered over by railroads. The interests Of New
York in the mass generally hostile to the specific
and single interests Of railroads 1t was therefore. in
vain to talk OF the action Of the Chamber Of Commerce
a. being in the interest OF the railroads. The interest
Of the Chamber Of Commerce was III the direction OF
chespenng transportation. 1t was hostile TO di.crmi
personal interest In tho matter he had no bias he
had only conviction Of the injury which the dis
Puted sec tons would produce on commerce For
Ausht no knew, they might injure railroads. might
cripple them bat. II 80. it would be because they
would iniure and cripple commerce. StranguIation Of
tor the pun pose Of exercising construction
railroads would be the sbeerest folly In the world
1t vas the interest OF the railroads that oommeroe
should be developed, not restrained that Its volume
should DO increased and its freedom unhampered.
7he speaker called attention to the opposition to the
measure shown by commercial bodies throughout the
country
At the conclusion Of Mr.. Evarts's Speech Mr. Gull
LON stated bis desire that the should be taken
day. but Mr.. Hosr suggested that he and other Sena
tors desired to speak and that there desire 20
consent was given that the vote shall be taken before